Is My Kid Stupid? and a Giveaway!

Photo by Ashtyn Renee

I've been an educator since 1977. 

I've been a parent since 1984. 

I've been a human being since 1956.

Despite all this time in the trenches,

I feel like I don't have a clue about what makes people tick.

So I valiantly continue to live in the world

and read about the world and try to figure people out.

If you are like me, you might like to try this book then.

It is called Is My Kid Stupid?

Here's a blurb from the publicist that tells about it:

Is My Kid Stupid? was written to fill a need for all parents of children who are struggling in school, or who have been diagnosed with learning disabilities. Is My Kid Stupid? addresses concerns like: • How to get a free private school education for your child • How to choose a practitioner for your child • How to choose the best advocate for your child, or how to advocate for your child yourself • Special education laws and how you can make the most of them • How to significantly lower the cost of college for your child   Is My Kid Stupid? also offers letter templates, and additional websites that may be helpful during your search.

I have read this book now.

I found it to be all that it describes itself to be.

I found it to have nice summaries of the

various learning disabilities children often manifest.

That was helpful.

Two annoyances: 

(1) The author warns against relying on this book for information,

and repeatedly asks parents to seek out professional advice. 

Somehow that goes against the idea of buying the book, doesn't it?

(2) The very title of the book is irritating.

I shared this book with the speech teacher at my school

and she immediately noticed that the title

 makes this a difficult book to recommend to parents. 

As a librarian or a counselor or even a classroom teacher,

would you really say to a parent,

"Hey, I've got a great book to help you with your child.

The book is called Is My Kid Stupid?!"

This week's reading:

 Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by Nina Sankovitch

Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky

 Migrant Mother: How a Photograph Defined the Great Depression by Don Nardo

Divergent by Veronica Roth

And now for the giveaway!
What if each month
I give away a book?

So, for my first giveaway,
how about Divergent?

Rules for the Readerbuzz Monthly Giveaway
are simple:
(1) You must

  follow me.

(2) You must live in the US.

(I apologize to those who live outside the US,
but mailing costs are now ridiculously expensive.)
(3) You must leave a comment here
that expresses your interest in this giveaway
and includes an e-mail address
 (posted in an elusive way to thwart the wicked).
(4) If you really, really want to win this book,
you are welcome to receive extra entries by:

Following me at Twitter

and leaving a comment +1 

Befriending me at Goodreads

and leaving a comment +1

Befriending me at Facebook
and leaving a comment +1

I will leave this giveaway open until May 31st.
Good luck!

Thank you to the publishers who
provided copies of Migrant Mother,
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair,
Is My Kid Stupid? and
Divergent.